Exo Line 11 Vaudreuil-Hudson

Line 11 Vaudreuil-Hudson

Length		51.2 km
Service periods		All week
Number of departures		Monday-Friday: 27 Saturday: 8 Sunday: 6
Ridership		4,052,200
Connecting systems		exo La Presqu'Île, Société de transport de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, STM

Line 11 Vaudreuil-Hudson is a commuter rail line operated by Réseau de transport métropolitain in the Greater Montreal, QC area.

Details

Line 11 primarily operates between Gare Vaudreuil and Gare Lucien-L'Allier in downtown Montréal. Three trains per day originate or end at Gare Hudson, instead of Vaudreuil. Trains operate over the CP Westmount and Vaudreuil subdivisions, and the exo M&O subdivision.^[1]

Service is provided seven days a week. Most departures occur during weekday rush hours; one trainset provides limited frequency during weekday middays and weekends, with a single round-trip on evenings. Trains are operated by diesel locomotives (either Bombardier ALP-45DP or GMDD F59PHI) using 5 to 7 car consists of Bombardier MultiLevel double-deck coaches. Consists are stored overnight at the Vaudreuil yard (west of Gare Vaudreuil), while heavy maintenance and daytime storage takes place at Lachine Maintenance Centre.^[2]

History

The line dates to 1887, when Canadian Pacific Railway began operating commuter trains on the "CP Lakeshore West" line, connecting Rigaud and Montréal Windsor station. Competitor Canadian National Railway also operated a "CN Lakeshore West" service to Vaudreuil along its own trackage to Montréal's Gare Central, until the service was discontinued in 1960.

In 1982, operation of the line was passed to the Commission de transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (CTCUM); at the time, the Vaudreuil-Rigaud line and CN's Deux-Montagnes line were the only remaining commuter rail operations left in the Montréal area.^[3] CP continued to provide train crews and maintenance operations. In 1985, the CTCUM became the Société de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal (STCUM). The current stations were largely built or renovated during the 1980s.

In 1995, the newly created Agence Métropolitaine de Transport took over ownership of the line from STCUM. Service to Rigaud was discontinued in 2010, with trains only operating as far as Hudson.

The AMT was abolished in June 2017 and was replaced by the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM). Shortly after, in July, Bombardier Transport took over the operation and maintenance of all commuter trains. The Vaudreuil-Hudson line was rebranded as "exo1 - Vaudreuil-Hudson line" upon introduction of the exo branding in 2018. The number was adjusted again in 2023 to "Line 11 Vaudreuil-Hudson". A new simplified region-wide fare zone was introduced in July 2024, which replaced the older fare zones (1 through 8); Line 11 is now within zones A and C.

Stations

Fare zone	Name	Address	Parking	Kiss-and-drop	Bike parking	Connecting service	Notes
A	Lucien-L'Allier	1290 ave. des Canadiens de Montréal, Montréal	0	0	0	Line 12 Line 14 Métro Orange Line (at Lucien-L'Allier)	Metropolitan ticket office Lost and found Accessible
	Vendôme	5160, boul. Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal	0	0	0	Line 12 Line 14 Métro Orange Line STM 37, 77, 90, 102, 104, 105, 124	Information kiosk
	Montréal-Ouest	7499, avenue Harley, Montréal-Ouest	Free: 12 Carpooling: 2	0	15	Line 12 Line 14 STM 51, 90, 105, 123, 162, 356	Open station with information kiosk and toilets
	Lachine	4800, rue Sir-George-Simpson, Lachine	0	0	102	None
	Dorval	900, avenue Cardinal, Dorval	Free: 372 Carpooling: 2	7	43	STM 191, 195, 202, 203, 204, 209, 211, 354, 356, 378, 405, 411, 425, 460, 485, 495, 496 VIA Rail Canada Corridor service	Information kiosk
	Pine Beach	1600, avenue Cardinal, Pointe-Claire	None	6	30	STM 204, 211, 354, 356, 411, 425	Information kiosk
	Valois	114, avenue Donegani, Pointe-Claire	Free: 145 Persons with disabilities: 2	12	46	STM 202, 203, 204	Information kiosk
	Pointe-Claire	300, avenue Donegani, Pointe-Claire	Free: 587 Carpooling: 2 Persons with disabilities: 2	20	61	STM 203, 211, 354, 405, 411, 425	Information kiosk
	Cedar Park	518, avenue Donegani, Pointe-Claire	Free: 28	10	49	None	Information kiosk
	Beaconsfield	104, avenue Elm, Beaconsfield	Free: 452 Persons with disabilities: 4	23	83	STM 200, 201, 217, 354, 382, 401, 411, 425	Open station with information kiosk and toilets
	Beaurepaire	520 avenue Elm, Baie-d'Urfé	Free: 41	0	31	STM 354, 411
	Baie-d'Urfé	101, rue Morgan, Baie-d'Urfé	Free: 72	0	15	STM 354, 411
	Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue	105, boul. des Anciens-Combattants, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue	Free: 287 Carpooling: 2 Persons with disabilities: 3	0	22	STM 212, 354 exo La Presqu'Île 35, 44, 45, 335
C	Île-Perrot	10, boul. Perrot Nord, Île-Perrot	Free: 271 Carpooling: 2 Persons with disabilities: 1	9	36	exo La Presqu'Île 41, 42, 43, 44, 46
	Pincourt-Terrasse-Vaudreuil	4, 4e Boulevard, Terrasse-Vaudreuil	Free: 227 Carpooling: 2 Persons with disabilities: 2	0	26	exo La Presqu'Île 31, 33, 44, 335
	Dorion	60, rue de l'Église, Dorion	Free: 103 Carpooling: 2 Persons with disabilities: 1	0	35	exo La Presqu'Île 3, 5, 8, 15, 35
	Vaudreuil	555, rue Boileau, Vaudreuil	Free: 593 Carpooling: 2 Persons with disabilities: 6	0	77	exo La Presqu'Île 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 21, 40, 51, 61, 115 Société de transport de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 99
	Hudson	30, rue Wharf, Hudson	Free: 47 Carpooling: 2 Persons with disabilities: 2	0	7	exo La Presqu'Île 21	Zone 5 tickets are accepted

References

↑ Canadian Trackside Guide 2019 (page 14-106), The Bytown Railway Society, retrieved June 16, 2020
↑ Lachine Maintenance Centre, exo, retrieved June 16, 2020
↑ Transit History of the Banlieues de Montreal, Quebec, David A. Wyatt, retrieved on June 16, 2020